Detachable doll hairpiece



Oct. 18, 1966 L. BLENNER 3,279,122

DETACHABLE DOLL HAIRPIECE Filed Jan. 29, 1963 INVENTOR. [aa 4.3 326212261 United States Patent O 3,279,122 DETACHABLE DOLL HAIRPIECE Louis Blenner, 400 Ellsworth Ave., New Haven, Conn. Filed Jan. 29, 1963, Ser. No. 254,694 4 Claims. (Cl. 46-241) This invention relates to improvements in displaying simulated hairdos and the like and in particular those related to dolls.

Young children playing with dolls are entertained for long periods `by themselves interchanging various hairdos for their dolls. Other uses are also possible in connection with beauty parlors where it is often desirable to propose different hairdo arrangements for the approval of the customer and the guidance of the beautician.

Hence it is an object of this invention to provide a hairdo for a doll head, which is secure yet easily removed and replaced by another, with the most elementary operations as for example those exercised by a child.

Another object is to provide a combination of head and hairdo which is practical to make and use with this head for commercial purposes such as in beauty parlors, dress shops, display windows and the like.

Still another object is to provide a combination of head member and hairdo unit, whereby the latter may be securely attached to and easily detached from the head, without disturbing the delicately arranged hairdo which has taken considerable time to set.

Other objects and a ful-ler understanding of the invention may 'be had by referring to the following descriptions yand claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIGURE 1 shows a side elevation with the hairdo and doll head in partial section;

FIGURE 2 is a cross-sectional view, taken on line 2-2 of FIGURE l;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 shows diagrammatically another embodiment in the process of separating the hairdo from the head;

FIGURE S shows in sectional perspective attaching members; and

FIGURE 6 shows still another embodiment of the invention.

With reference to the drawing the numeral 10 designates the hairdo assembly in general, comprising a scalp 11 to which is aflixed the strands 12a of hair, constituting the hairdo 12. The iiair strands 12a may be aixed in any suitable manner, preferably by stitching through the material of the scalp which is preferably a plastic such as a vinyl resin. The scalp 11 is formed with a hollow center portion to receive the crown 13 of the doll head 14. The crown 13 is formed with a recess 15 with its edge corresponding to the hairline of the doll head 14. The depression of this recess 15 forms a shoulder 15a along its peripheral edge which acts as an abutment for the edge 16 of the scalp 11 whereby the scalp is positioned into fitting relationship with the doll head 14 and thus prevented from shifting its place on the doll head 14.

A section of at spring steel is bent to form an arch 17, which is mounted inside of the hollow scalp 11, and secured by a pair of rivets 18. Each end of this arch member 17 is turned inwardly to form a lug 19.

The arch spring 17 serves to support the scalp 11 and may be 4biased to press against the sides of the head 14 and hence assist to maintain the scalp 11 to t tightly against the head 14.

A cantilever member 20 is secured at its lower end to 3,279,122 Patented Oct. 18, 1966 the inside of the wall 14a at a location corresponding to the level of the lower portion of each ear by any suitable means preferably by imbedding into the material of the wall 14a of the head or by a rivet 21, as clearly shown in FIGURES 3 and 4. At the opposite end of member 20 is an abutment 22 which receives the lu-g 19 and acts to hold the scalp member 11 in position on the head 14.

When the head 14 is composed of flexible material, this wall 14a of the head 14 can be flexed inwardly by pressure from the outside at each ear position which separates the abutment 22 from the lug 19 and permits the scalp 11 to be lifted from the head 14. In the event the head 14 is composed of material which is not easily flexed I provide a pin 23 secured to the lever 20 and extending outwardly through the ear as clearly shown in FIGURE 4 which can be pressed inwardly to separate the abutment 22 from the lug 19 and permit separation of the scalp 11 from the head 14. v

In another embodiment I may not recess the crown 13 to provide an abutment for the scalp 11 but rely entirely on the abutment 22 and the lug 19 to hold the scalp 11 in position on the head 14.

In still another embodiment I may magnetize the spring 17 and form the lever 20 of a ferrous material which is easily attracted by t-he magnetism in the spring 17 and thus hold the members 19 and 22 together. The preferable arrangement is to form the member 20 of a magnetic alloy for example such as is known -to the trade as Alnico. In this case it is not necessary to magnetize the spring 17 as its ferrous properties will enable it to be attracted and held by the magnetism in the magnetic alloy such as Alnico.

In still another embodiment I may insert a plurality of lmagnetic: members such as Alnico in the crown 13, one of which is shown as numeral 24 in FIGURE 6 which 4has a complementary member 25 in the scalp 11 for holding the scalp 11 in position lby magnetic force.

The magnetic members 24 and their complements 25 in the scalp 11 may also be used as abutments to position the scalp in the desired tted position on the head 14.

If desired the relative positions of the members 24 and their complements 25 maybe reversed so that Imembers 24 are attracted by the complementary magnets 25 carried by the scalp as shown in FIGURE 6.

Although the invention has been described in its preferred form with a certain degree of particularity, it is understood that the present disclosure of the preferred form has been made only by way of example and that numerous changes in the details of construction and 4arrangements of the parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a hairdo display device in combination a subst-antially rigid scalp member, strands comprising a hairdo affixed to said scalp member, a pedestal having the configuration of a human head to detachably mount said scalp member thereon, said scalp member hollowed out to conform to the top portion of said pedestal in order that said top portion may be ttedly received therein, a -rst fastening means mounted on said scalp member adjacent the periphery thereof, a complementary second fastening means located on said pedestal to engage said first fastening means when said scalp member is mounted on said pedestal to retain said scalp member against unintended removal, means for separating said second fastening means from said rst fastening means by inwardly directed pressure on said second fastening means to enable said scalp member to then be removed from said pedestal.

means comprising complementarymagnetic members respectively.

3. In the device of claim 2, said separating nie-ans being provided by 'the portion of said pedestal on which said second fastening means is located being exible to the extent of separating said second fastening means from said first fastening means lby distortion of said portion under said inwardly directed pressure applied adjacent said second fastening means.

il. In the device of claim 1 said pedestal comprising a do l. l

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,490,479 4/ 1924 Noel. 2,767,517 10/ 1956 Hooper 46-22 X FOREIGN PATENTS 993,784 7/1951- France. 164,535 10/ 1905 Germany.

10 DELBERT B. LOWE, Primm Examiner.

RICHARD C. PINKHAM, Examiner. 

1. IN A HAIRDO DISPLAY DEVICE IN COMBINATION A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID SCALP MEMBER,STRANDS COMPRISING A HAIRDO AFFIXED TO SAID SCALP MEMBER, A PEDESTAL HAVING THE CONFIGURATION OF A HUMAN HEAD TO DETACHABLY MOUNT SAID SCALP MEMBER THEREON, SAID SCALP MEMBER HOLLOWED OUT TO CONFORM TO THE TOP PORTION OF SAID PEDESTAL IN ORDER THAT SAID TOP PORTION MAY BE FITTEDLY RECEIVED THEREIN, A FIRST FASTENING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SCAP MEMBER ADJACENT THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, A COMPLEMENTARY SECOND FASTENING MEANS LOCATED ON SAID PEDESTAL TO ENGAGE SAID FIRST FASTENING MEANS WHEN SAID SCALP MEMBER IS MOUNTED ON SAID PEDESTAL TO RETAIN SAID SCALP MEMBER AGAINST UNINTENDED REMOVAL, MEANS FOR SEPARATING SAID SECOND FASTENING MEANS FROM SAID FIRST FASTENING MEANS BY INWARDLY DIRECTED PRESSURE ON SAID SECOND FASTENING MEANS TO ENABLE SAID SCALP MEMBER TO THEN BE REMOVED FROM SAID PEDESTAL. 